Today the elf and I saw a lovely specimen of a Scotch thistle this morning and we are wondering….. is this the actual Scottish thistle or is it a feral….. who is a feral in Ozzie land???
Lucky1 said:
Today the elf and I saw a lovely specimen of a Scotch thistle this morning and we are wondering….. is this the actual Scottish thistle or is it a feral….. who is a feral in Ozzie land???
Yep its feral in Oz
So this lovely feral is what the real one looks like….. wow it was a stunning flower, so fresh and new.
I wonder if they are rampant over in Scotland??
Hey Lucky, there’s one in the Northern areas of Adelaide that appear in most paddocks and it has a larger plainer flower than the one you saw, and the Italian friends I used to know, used to harvest the heads and prepare them as you would a globe artichoke. They called them wild artichokes. They have the big fluffy fairy seed dispersal units in the head. You know the things we called Father Christmases as kids.
pain master said:
Hey Lucky, there’s one in the Northern areas of Adelaide that appear in most paddocks and it has a larger plainer flower than the one you saw, and the Italian friends I used to know, used to harvest the heads and prepare them as you would a globe artichoke. They called them wild artichokes. They have the big fluffy fairy seed dispersal units in the head. You know the things we called Father Christmases as kids.
Thanks PM:)
There are quite a few plants getting in and around the Mawson Lake interchange.
There are quite a few plants getting in and around the Mawson Lake interchange.
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Awesome spot for ‘em, crap soil, plenty of sunshine and because it’s adjacent to some decent wet lands, then the water level will be sweet, and very briny.
Good on the Salisbury Council for getting on top! Hoo rah!
Good on the Salisbury Council for getting on top! Hoo rah!
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HUH???
You having a lend of them aren’t you….. these plants are more scattered and not a garden choice.
yup, just having a stir. If they don’t do something about the thistle in the wetlands area, they’ll be cursing the day they cut back capital expenditure on weed management…
I ‘spose a work for the dole team can get in there once a season???
or fine defaulters anonymous…
pain master said:
yup, just having a stir. If they don’t do something about the thistle in the wetlands area, they’ll be cursing the day they cut back capital expenditure on weed management…I ‘spose a work for the dole team can get in there once a season???
or fine defaulters anonymous…
hmmm, could be the way to go. I did notice the plants were still small. Might be the way to go…. get some folks in before the plants run away with the area.
Get rid of them they are a real pest
On the subject of Scotch Thistles……….. we have them in Q. A number of different types actually but all referred to as thistles. Some are very beautiful and have green spiky leaves with white edging. I’ve never seen that one flower though because I get rid of them as soon as I see them.
These prickly types of thistle are the one thing that grazing cows will not eat. Therefore you see paddocks with well eaten grass and very tall thistles sticking up all over the place. Usually they have to be sprayed and before the flowers burst as well.
My 2c worth.
One we saw was a pretty purple flowing colour.
pom said:
These prickly types of thistle are the one thing that grazing cows will not eat. Therefore you see paddocks with well eaten grass and very tall thistles sticking up all over the place. Usually they have to be sprayed and before the flowers burst as well.
I have read that if you slash them and leave them for a day or two the cows can them eat them, but maybe only as a last resort.
Lucky1 said:
One we saw was a pretty purple flowing colour.
Ours are purple as well. Typical of the pictures you see of thistle flowers.
I have read that if you slash them and leave them for a day or two the cows can them eat them, but maybe only as a last resort.
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could be BG. Maybe the cows never got hungry enough to need them that way.
pom said:
I have read that if you slash them and leave them for a day or two the cows can them eat them, but maybe only as a last resort.———————-
could be BG. Maybe the cows never got hungry enough to need them that way.
I believe they have a toxin in them while they are growing, which breaks down once they have been slashed.
Anyway, just a bit of trivial info that is only of any use if you have starving cattle…